My Taffy blouse

I completed my Taffy blouse today at 4:00 pm, talk about a procrastinator! In fact, I didn't even cut out my fabric until today. I made a muslin a couple of weeks ago and it was a nightmare because I used really slippery fabric and had trouble cutting it. My cuts were so far off that the shirt wouldn't even stay on my shoulders when I sewed it up. It was a depressing muslin, but I am so happy that my final shirt turned out well.

The neckline is still a little wider than I like, but it is still wearable. In fact, I wore it today :) Random, but don't you love it when complete strangers compliment you on something you have made? It happened to me today when I went to the Coach store and it made me happy.

This was my first time sewing with silk and it was definitely a change and a challenge for me. I made sure to use spray stabilizer, a rotary cutter and pattern weights to cut out the fabric, a new needle, and sharp pins.

What I love about this sew along is that I am really getting out of my comfort zone and learning new things, like French seams. If you told me last year that I would be sewing French seams I would have asked if you were drunk! My sewing projects are far from perfect, but I am so happy to be learning.

it looks wonderful on you! but i wonder... perhaps your cuts and my non-muslining aren't the issue on the neckline... we both came out with waaaaaay wide necklines. yours looks good on, are you having any off the shoulder troubles?

Oh, and I concur with Oona... my muslin was ridiculously wide at the neckline, so I had to pinch out the pattern for the final version. Which is essentially what Oona did to hers, only in the fabric. I think the pattern is just wide :)